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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180487 | Calibrated vision based robotic system A method of calibrating a vision based robotic system. The method includes engaging a calibration pin with a robotic tool and moving the calibration pin to a calibration block that includes at least one set of optical sensors having an optical transmitter to transmi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8165717 | Method, medium, and apparatus for correcting pose of moving robot A method, apparatus, and medium for correcting a pose of a moving robot are provided. The method includes sensing an entrance using a distance-sensing sensor mounted on the moving robot, storing first distance data of the sensed entrance, after the moving robot trav... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165718 | Robotic transportation devices and systems A robotic transportation device may include a device body, two docking arms, and a controller module. The device body may include at least one motorized wheel, and the two docking arms may include an adjustable wheel locking device. The two docking arms may extend h... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160747 | Remotely controlled self-balancing robot including kinematic image stabilization Systems and methods as described for providing visual telepresence to an operator of a remotely controlled robot. The robot includes both video cameras and pose sensors. The system can also comprise a head-tracking sensor to monitor the orientation of the operator's... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160746 | System and method for graphically allocating robot's working space System and method for graphically allocating robot's working space are provided. The system includes an image extractor, a task-allocating server and a robot. A graphic user interface (GUI) of the task-allocating server includes a robot's working scene area, a space... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160748 | Method and apparatus for removing wires from a bale A method and apparatus for removing wires from a bale includes a conveyor system for moving one or more bales and a de-wiring station positioned adjacent the conveyor system. The de-wiring station includes a robot with an end tool. A bale that is bound by one or mor... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8116910 | Telepresence robot with a printer A remote controlled robot system that includes a robot and a remote controlled station. The robot includes a camera and a printer coupled to a mobile platform. The remote control station may display one or more graphical user interfaces with data fields. The graphic... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8082064 | Robotic arm and control system A robotic arm and control system includes a robotic arm which moves in response to one or more command signals. One or more “active” fiducials are located on the arm, each of which emits its own light. A 3D camera having an associated field-of-view is positioned... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8060257 | Network architecture for remote robot with interchangeable tools Systems, methods and devices for the remote control of a robot which incorporates interchangeable tool heads. Although applicable to many different industries, the core structure of the system includes a robot with a tool head interface for mechanically, electricall... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8041457 | Robot, control method therefor and control program therefor A robot configured to check whether an object is properly grasped by a hand determines whether the position and posture of a handle (object), determined based on an image obtained by a camera (external information), and the position and posture of the handle in the ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8041458 | Robot To provide a robot whose degree of freedom of design is not limited, and which has simple structure and further reduces load of an actuator of a neck part, the present invention provides a robot at least including a head part, a body part, and a neck link which conn... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8024072 | Method for self-localization of robot based on object recognition and environment information around recognized object A method for self-localization of a robot, the robot including a camera unit, a database storing a map around a robot traveling path, and a position arithmetic unit estimating the position of the robot, includes: acquiring an image around the robot, in the camera un... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8014900 | System and method for detecting traveling state A system and method for detecting a traveling state. The system includes an image receiving unit acquiring two consecutive images and detecting first traveling information from image information regarding each of the two consecutive images, a traveling information p... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8010232 | Movable robot A technique to wholly recognize the surrounding environment may be provided by excluding unknown environment which arises due to parts of a body of a robot hindering the sight of the robot during operations. The robot of the present invention is provided with... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010233 | Image processor for robot system and robot system including the same An image processor for a robot system, performing image processing for a video signal output from a camera. The camera can output a first video signal including obtained image data as well as internal vertical and horizontal synchronization signals, and output a sec... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7996114 | Workpiece picking device and method A workpiece picking device and method for reducing the cycle time of a picking operation of workpieces, by omitting or reducing the movement of a robot manipulator when an image of the workpieces is captured. An image processor of the picking device includes a camer... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7987021 | Environment map generating method and mobile robot To reduce a calculation time required for generating an environment map in a mobile robot. A mobile robot (100) generates a three-dimensional position data set representing an external environment using measurement information obtained from a range sensor ( | 07/26/2011 |
| 7962243 | Weapon robot with situational awareness A mobile, remotely controlled robot includes a turret subsystem, a robot controller subsystem configured to control the robot, control the turret, and fire the weapon, a robot navigation subsystem configured to determine the position of the robot, a turret orientati... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7933687 | Moving object capable of recognizing image and moving-object directing system equipped with the same A moving object capable of recognizing an image and a system for directing the moving object are disclosed. The system for directing the moving object includes: a charging device on which a docking direction pattern is printed, such that a central point of the docki... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7920941 | Dust detection method and apparatus for cleaning robot A dust detection method and apparatus of a cleaning robot. The dust detection method involves acquiring a floor image as a current floor image of a predetermined place at a current location of the cleaning robot in the predetermined place; obtaining a difference ima... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7873439 | Robot turning compensating angle error using imaging A robot apparatus includes a moving unit configured to move in a moving plane on flooring, and turn in horizontal direction of the flooring about a rotation axis vertical to the flooring; an imaging unit configured to take images in a direction horizontal to the mov... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7818091 | Process and device for determining the position and the orientation of an image reception means A process and a device are provided for determining the pose as the entirety of the position and the orientation of an image reception device. The process is characterized in that the pose of the image reception device is determined with the use of at least one meas... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7787992 | Method to generate a human machine interface A method to generate technical information about a device or process by recognizing the identity of a device or process, retrieving a stored image dependent on the device, combining the stored virtual image together with an image of a real device object, displaying ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7774100 | Robot control information generator and robot A robot control information generator generates control information for operating a robot equipped with a camera and a hand to grasp an object based on a two-dimensional code on the object. The two-dimensional code includes position identifying patterns and an infor... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7761185 | Remote presence display through remotely controlled robot A robot system that includes a robot and a remote station. The robot and remote station contain monitors, cameras, speakers and microphones that allow for two-way videoconferencing between a physician at the remote station and a patient in the vicinity of the robot.... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7711450 | Apparatus and method for controlling camera of robot cleaner Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for controlling a camera mounted at a robot cleaner in order to sense obstacles and perform position compensation. The apparatus for controlling a camera of a robot cleaner includes a first axis driver for driving a camera mou... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7689322 | Robot apparatus and method of controlling the motion thereof The present invention provides a robot apparatus is capable of moving autonomously, flexibly responding to a motion of conforming to an external moving subject that may typically be the user of the robot apparatus and conforming to the motion of the moving subject, ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7640076 | Remote control rover configured for viewing and manipulating objects A remotely controlled roving vehicle comprises a claw assembly and a video camera. The claw assembly includes a main body and a plurality of grasping member. A first end of each one of the grasping members is movably mounted on the main body for enabling a second en... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7590468 | Robot system A robot system can grasp and take out one of a plurality of workpieces placed in a basket-like container by a hand mounted at the forward end of a robot arm. The workpiece is detected by a visual sensor, and the robot is controlled depending on a position and an ori... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7587261 | Image acquisition system An image acquisition system for machine vision systems decouples image acquisition from the transmission of the image to a host processor by using a programmable imager controller to selectively disable and enable the transmission of data to the host and by using a ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7551981 | Robot system and method for inspecting and repairing casts in smelting processes A robot system and method for the repair and/or inspection of cast surfaces in an automated comprising a robotic manipulator of at least 4 degrees of freedom and a gripping mechanism which allows taking a repair device from a tool holder rack located at one of its s... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7489985 | Robot cleaner system and a method for returning to external recharging apparatus A robot cleaner system and a method for the robot cleaner to return to an external recharging apparatus. The robot cleaner system has an external recharging apparatus including a charging stand having a charging terminal, and a plurality of transmission parts for se... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7444206 | Robotic vacuum cleaner An autonomous robot, that is for example, suitable for operations such as vacuuming and surface cleaning includes a payload configured for vacuum cleaning, a drive system including a steering system, a navigation system, and a control system for integrating operatio... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440819 | Animation system for a robot comprising a set of movable parts The object of the invention is to make the movable parts of a robot reproduce the movement of the movable parts of an animated object, via the transmission of movement parameters to the robot in a primary signal PS. The primary signal PS comprises sets of parameters... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7433759 | Apparatus and methods for positioning wafers A method for calibrating a controller of a robotic arm in a microelectronics manufacturing apparatus that includes storing a default position for an edge detector, moving a blade on the robotic arm based on the default position of the edge detector such that at leas... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430457 | Robot teaching program editing apparatus based on voice input Candidate character strings representing objects disposed in a work cell, models for robot operation instructions which has variable parts, and robot commands related to the objects are defined in advance. By inputting a query such as ‘Workpiece 1 ?’ by voice, t... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7430456 | Reference point teaching using an end effector to form a witness mark Apparatus and method for reference point teaching for an articulated member, such as a robotic arm. An end effector is moved to form a witness mark on a medium at a target location. An updated reference point for the end effector is generated in relation to a detect... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7424341 | Robot system A robot system efficiently performing an operation of moving a robot to close to and/or separate from a target point, such as teaching operation. A camera of a visual sensor is mounted to the robot such that a distal end of an end effector is seen within the field o... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421314 | Method and device for controlling robot A method for controlling a robot during an interpolation of a trajectory or motion to any prescribed position, comprises the steps of a) ignoring at least one of the three originally prescribed or interpolated tool center point orientation values; b) finding new too... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7421313 | Robot apparatus and control method thereof A robot apparatus that is able to determine whether to ask a user for help, according to robot's situations. The robot apparatus determines based on an external or internal situation of the robot and its serious level whether to ask for help. When the robot apparatu... | 09/02/2008 |
